Media Literate Parenting

(This post – originally from 2018 – poses relevant questions in light of the recent ban on cell phones in TorontoDSB classrooms. -ed.) The principal of Earl Grey Senior Public School [...]

Cigarette smoking was promoted in the past as a sign of maturity and sophistication for a century. Celebrities smoked. Movie stars played smoking heroes. Smoking made fans feel like their heroes. [...]

Children discover media early, about the time they become aware of colours and motion. When they start to explore with their hands, they thrill to the sounds and colours they can evoke from [...]

Many families are concerned that they are spending too much time on their devices and/or spending time on the wrong activities. Many experts are happy to tell them that they are, but a more [...]

Hey Google, who are Siri, Cortana and Alexa? Children really like voice assistants for at least two reasons: the interface is easy, requiring only voice commands instead of the challenges of the [...]

While pundits predict the end of TV, it is still a major family activity. Older broadcast TV (CBC, CTV, Global) is controlled by a different set of policies than cable and OTT TV (Netflix, Prime, [...]

Smart devices, like all technologies, have many sides. From the users’ side, we think that smart devices are good because they make decisions on their own, needing less supervision and control [...]

Comparitech is a company that offers a variety of online services. As part of its corporate citizenship and marketing, it also offers guides for wise internet use. Among those guides is [...]

In early January I found out I was pregnant. My husband and I were thrilled and excited about the pregnancy. However, after my first visit to the doctor I soon realized I was using the skills I [...]

Sonia Livingstone: Children’s rights in the digital age. Read about the event here. Hear her lecture on youtube.